About Me

Dr. Model practices general pediatric surgery and surgical oncology. She treats newborns, infants and children with a range of conditions spanning from the newborn period through young adulthood. She has extensive experience in neonatal surgery, endocrine surgery, minimally invasive surgery, surgical correction of congenital anomalies/prenatal consultation, chest wall deformities (including pectus excavatum/carinatum), hepatobiliary surgery, gall bladder removal, splenectomy, colorectal surgery, endoscopy, thoracic surgery, Hirschsprung's disease, gastrointestinal surgery, and trauma surgery. She has published peer-reviewed articles in the pediatric surgery and vascular biology literature. Special Interests: Pediatric trauma and critical care, injury prevention, minimally invasive surgery for infants and children including robotic surgery, oncology and gastrointestinal surgery for infants and children